MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Lionel Hollins will not be offered a new contract to coach the Memphis Grizzlies, the team announced yesterday, despite his guiding them to the best play-off run in their 18-year history.
The Grizzlies reached the Western Conference finals for the first time this season, winning a club-record 56 regular-season games and beating the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City before losing to the San Antonio Spurs.
Hollins, 59, is under contract as the team’s coach until June 30 but will not be offered a renewal deal.
“After a thorough internal process, which included conversations with Lionel and his representatives, we decided as an organization to move in a different direction,” Grizzlies chief executive and managing partner Jason Levien said. AFP
